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| Camped out on the edge of the Omo River, Kara country, Ethiopia. |
Anyone who has turned the pages of the book African Ceremonies will be familiar with the images of people with painted bodies, people with elaborate braided and ochre-coloured hair, people wearing massive lip-plates, and photos of boys running over the backs of bulls. All of these images come from the famous Omo valley in southern Ethiopia, where the livelihoods of these tribes is now threatened by hydro dams and massive commercial sugar cane farm developments and changing political administrative structures.
We ventured into the Omo valley, our schedule very flexible, but with the hope of visiting the Mursi, Hamar, Bana, & Kara. The following images and captions represent the experience more than any narrative.
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| A Kara man, with his rusty rifle. |
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| Drinking coffee husk tea with the Bana. |
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| A Mursi girl dons her adornment for a photo. |
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| In addition to lip plugs, the Mursi also stretch out their earlobes. |
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| A recently formed clay lip-plate dries in the afternoon sun. |
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| The Hamar jumping of the bulls ceremony which begins with women being whipped and dancing. |
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